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Casino

Morgan Stanley Expects Macau to Extend Concessions

Morgan Stanley expects the Macau Government to grant extensions to 2025 for its concessionaries due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysts Expect Extension Morgan Stanley analysts believe that the Government of Macau will likely drop its initial plans to hold an open tender for gaming licenses before June 2022. Instead, the country […]
Morgan Stanley Expects Macau to Extend Concessions
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Poker

PokerBaazi and Asian Poker Tour Plan First-Ever India Online Series

PokerBaazi and the Asian Poker Tour (APT) are coming together for an exciting new opportunity for Indian poker players who will get a chance to partake in the inaugural APT India Online Series on January 15, 2021. First-Ever ATP India Online Series Indian online gambling giant PokerBaazi.com has announced an exciting new partnership with Asian […]
PokerBaazi and Asian Poker Tour Plan First-Ever India Online Series
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Poker

Professional Poker Player Faces Prison Time over Tax Evasion

A professional poker player is facing up to 5 years in federal prison after failing to disclose business and gambling earnings over a period of 5 years. Poker Player Evades Taxes The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has indicted a professional poker player for failure to report over $1m in gambling winnings over several years. […]
Professional Poker Player Faces Prison Time over Tax Evasion
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Casino

Pennsylvania Shuts Casinos Down to Contain Covid-19

Pennsylvania has announced that it is again going to temporarily close down its casino industry in light of the spiking COVID-19 cases Pennsylvania Closes Casinos On Thursday, the US State of Pennsylvania announced its decision to once again close down all casinos and a number of other businesses until January 4 in light of the […]
Pennsylvania Shuts Casinos Down to Contain Covid-19
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Industry

Chew Seong Aun Named Rank Group Non-Executive Director

UK-based Rank Group Plc has announced that Chew Seong Aun will succeed Tang Hong as non-executive director. Aun Succeeds Company Veteran Cheong UK-based gambling market leader and LSE-listed Rank Group Plc announced on Thursday that CFO Chew Seong Aun will succeed Tang Hong Cheong as the company’s non-executive director. Mr. Aun is an expert in […]
Chew Seong Aun Named Rank Group Non-Executive Director
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Industry

German Slot Associations Warn Against Rheinland-Pfalz Gaming Hall Regulations

Germany slot gaming associations have warned that the new regulations set by the State of Rheinland-Pfalz could kill the industry. Uproar Against Regulations German game machine trading associations Die Deutsche Automatenwirtschaft (DAW) and Automaten-Verband Rheinland-Pfalz (AVRP) have taken a stance against the German State of Rheinland-Pfalz’ planned Gaming Act regulation. The industry warns that the […]
German Slot Associations Warn Against Rheinland-Pfalz Gaming Hall Regulations
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Business

Greentube Plans a Hiring Spree in 2021 to Bolster Operations

Greentube has announced a major recruitment drive for 2021, which the company will use to further bolster its already impressive growth. Over 100 New Employees Joining Greentube in 2021 NOVOMATIC Interactive division Greentube announced on Wednesday a growth plan for the upcoming year. Greentube plans on expanding its labor force and commercial strength by hiring […]
Greentube Plans a Hiring Spree in 2021 to Bolster Operations
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Poker

The Stars Group Grants Refunds after Outage

The Stars Group (TSG) has refunded PokerStars players after a server outage that left players in limbo during the hours-long brown-out. PokerStars Experiences another Outage On Friday, gaming and online gambling leader The Stars Group (TSG) experienced a several-hour server outage for the second week in a row. The company issued an apology to its […]
The Stars Group Grants Refunds after Outage
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Business

ComeOn Group Appoints Juergen Reutter as CEO

Online gaming operator ComeOn has appointed former Addison Global founder Juergen Reutter as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Lahcene Merzoug. ComeOn Welcomes New CEO ComeOn has announced that former Addison Global founder Juergen Reutter will assume the role of CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Reutter will succeed former CEO Lahcene Merzoug, who announced his departure from the […]
ComeOn Group Appoints Juergen Reutter as CEO
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Business

RGS Matrix to Launch JVL Labs IPs into Online Space

EveryMatrix has entered a remote gaming server contract with JVL Labs to launch its land-based titles into the online gaming space. A Landmark Deal Award-winning software solutions and sports betting supplier EveryMatrix have announced that it has entered a fresh remote gaming server contract with gaming leader JVL Labs. Through the deal, JVL Labs will […]
RGS Matrix to Launch JVL Labs IPs into Online Space